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Fredericksburg City Public Schools District Education: 1,120 Black students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction lisa coons 2023

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

There were 1,120 Black students enrolled in Fredericksburg City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 9.8% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Fredericksburg City Public Schools District welcomed 3,532 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 31.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

Fredericksburg City Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Fredericksburg City and has a main office in Fredericksburg.

Among the six schools in Fredericksburg City Public Schools District, James Monroe High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Fredericksburg City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Black (31.7%)Hispanic (24.5%)White (23.2%)Asian (11.5%)Multiracial (8.6%)<5% Ethnicities (0.5%)

Black Enrollment Trends in Fredericksburg City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-173,5771,30436.5%
2017-183,6171,24734.5%
2018-193,7101,21732.8%
2019-203,7551,22732.7%
2020-213,5451,18133.3%
2021-223,6241,21933.6%
2022-233,7621,24133%
2023-243,5321,12031.7%

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